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  • Throwback paint scheme proves heritage is big in the 435th

    The 435th Fighter Training Squadron and the 12th Maintenance Group have blended a throwback paint scheme with a 40th anniversary reunion to celebrate a vital Air Force mission.When the 435th was reactivated after the Vietnam War on Jan. 1, 1977 at Holloman Air Force Base, its mission was to teach

  • Air Force releases RFP, replaces T-38

    The Advanced Pilot Training (T-X) program will provide student pilots in Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) advanced phase and Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) with the skills and competencies required to transition into 4th- and 5th-generation fighter aircraft."Pilot training

  • Wing members support CSO career day

    More than 20 members of the 55th Wing supported the 479th Flying Training Group’s Undergraduate Combat Systems Officer Training Career Day here Nov. 18.   The 479th FTG organizes a career day every six months to help current CSO students make more informed decisions on what aircraft they would

  • First two enlisted pilots complete solo flights

    Two Air Force master sergeants became the first enlisted Airmen in six decades to complete solo flights, Nov. 3, during Initial Flight Training at the 1st Flying Training Squadron. Both soloed in a DA-20 Katana at Pueblo Memorial Airport as part of the Air Force’s IFT program, which is mandatory for

  • 12th FTW welcomes new commander

    A native Texan assumed command of the 12th Flying Training Wing during a ceremony in Hangar 41 at Joint Base San Antonio Randolph June 30. Col. Joel L. Carey received the unit’s guidon from Maj. Gen. James B. Hecker, the 19th Air Force commander, on a stage while hundreds of Airmen, family members,

  • Academy Flying Team competes in national competition

    The Air Force Academy Flying Team competed in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association national competition in May in Columbus, Ohio. The competition featured former cadets who graduated from the Academy June 2 and who are now second lieutenants: Jonathan Hart, Brett Meyer, Garrett Ellis,

  • Texas State Rep. Lujan visits JBSA-Randolph, learns about mission

    Texas State Representative John Lujan visited Joint Base SanAntonio-Randolph May 31 to tour the 12th Flying Training Wing and learn aboutits mission. The 12th FTW hosted Lujan during an afternoon visitwhich included a mission brief, tour of an air traffic control tower, T-6 and T-38simulators, a

  • Schertz supports JBSA-Randolph mission, places noise signs throughout city

    Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and the city of Schertz helda ceremony April 12 recognizing new street signs that inform city residents oflocal flight operations. Schertz Mayor Michael Carpenter and City Manager John Kessel unveiled the signs in front of the Schertz CityCouncil Chambers with Col.

  • 12th FTW team tackles problems in use of AIR Card

    A 12th Flying Training Wing Continuous Process Improvementteam recently brainstormed ways to address inefficiencies in a program thatrequires the use of a federal government credit card to purchase jet fuel atoff-station locations. The CPI team, which met March 15-18 and March 23, identified11